Glossary
Glossary items define how terms are used within stories and commentary. Glossary entries are updated to incorporate more information revealed within a story. All glossary items are available here. Browse glossary items in alphabetical order, by date published or sort them by the date they were updated.
Glossary in Alphabetical Order
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- Project SideStep
The name of the project worked on across the habitats to implement hyperspace as a viable option for humanity to explore the stars in the hopes of finding a new, untouched planet to emigrate to.
(view full entry) - Sabbats
The eight rituals which make up the Pagan Wheel of the Year. Happening approximately every six and a half weeks, each one revolves around that particular time of the year and follows the sun and the seasons.
(view full entry) - Sacerdote
A gender-neutral term for “Priest” and “Priestess”, Sacerdos was initially used in the ancient world to mean one who facilitated the rites.
(view full entry) - Satellite Network
Before and after the Catastrophe, the Habitats were connected to the satellites that orbited the planet. Each habitat had several satellite dishes that could communicate with the outside world and the other habitats.
(view full entry) - Section
Sections were distinct miniature cities within the habitat. Each one contained everything necessary for its residents to live, work and thrive. In an emergency, sections could be self-contained, each able to supply life support to the floors it held.
(view full entry) - Shield (energetic)
As used in these stories:
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An energetic shield may protect a person from harmful energies coming from another entity. - Sky Dome
The name applied to the shallow concave ceiling on the living floors, which usually depicted a 24-hour video mimicking the sky on the surface on a similar date.
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A manner of referencing a distinct portion of a quadrant. Each quadrant was divided horizontally into three curved “slices”, commonly referred to by number.
(view full entry)The principles and philosophies that tie together a community’s political/social and economic basis. It can be used to suppress certain people or to elevate others by granting extra capital to a favored group.
(view full entry)SIGs are groups of ordinary people sharing common priorities and concerns who band together to effect change. They could include people of a particular age group, gender, familial status, disability, work, or neighborhood.
(view full entry)The common name for the supplies stocked by the Foundation within the habitats. Basic and upgraded furniture, appliances, and technology all came from Stores. Items could be ordered for pickup at specific locations on the Mercantile Floor or delivered should they be too big.
(view full entry)Subsidies are the allotments of an individual’s basic needs, providing them with furnishings, clothing, personal grooming, hygiene products for both home and self and daily dietary requirements.
(view full entry)Systems is a comprehensive term for everything within the computer network available to those in the habitats. This included the data, architecture and applications used by those in the habitats, which could be accessed via the interfaces.
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